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Estate Planning is a process where individuals prepare or plan for the settlement of their personal affairs in the event of incapacitation or death. Estate plans typically include provisions relating to the... more +
Estate Planning is a process where individuals prepare or plan for the settlement of their personal affairs in the event of incapacitation or death. Estate plans typically include provisions relating to the disposition of assets, guardianship of minor children, and appointment of representatives to make medical and financial decisions. Effective estate planning can decrease tax liability and facilitate the probate process.  less -
Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Digital Assets: Properly Account for These Assets in Your Estate Plan

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In 2024, it’s fair to say that most people have some form of digital assets. This asset type can include digital photos, video and music collections; social media accounts; online banking and brokerage accounts; or...more

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Emerging Businesses and Venture Capital in 2024: 10 Hot Topics for Founders, Investors, and Executives of Emerging Companies

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2023 was a pivotal year for the emerging companies, creating new categories of winners and losers across the board. Emerging companies incorporating artificial intelligence or that have clear line of sight to positive cash...more

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Beverage & Food Industry in 2024: 10 Hot Topics for Beverage & Food Industry Founders, Investors, and Executives

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2023 was a pivotal year for the beverage and food industry globally, creating new categories of winners and losers across the board. With a full year of operations largely relieved of pandemic-era restrictions, restaurant...more

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC

The Importance Of Digital Asset Planning In Virginia

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Our lives are increasingly connected to the online world. We share our business ventures, promote opportunities, use social media as a photo album to track special moments in time, and even purchase valuable cryptocurrency...more

DarrowEverett LLP

See You on the Other Side: Planning Your Digital Legacy

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What happens to social media accounts when an individual dies? As social media is a growing source of revenue for individuals, from influencers to public figures, and the dominant means of how people document their lives, it...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Holland & Knight's China Practice Newsletter: September-October 2022

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China Practice Newsletter Holland & Knight invites you to read our China Practice Newsletter, in which our authors discuss pertinent Sino-American topics. The firm provides legal assistance to Chinese investors and companies...more

Burns & Levinson LLP

What Not to Do During a Divorce – Part 1

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A lot of emotions and impulses can arise during a divorce, and it’s critical to avoid any behavior that you may regret– including in the courtroom. What’s at stake? Credibility, time, money, custody, and peace of mind, to...more

Morgan Lewis

Estate Planning: What Happens When Your Digital Assets Outlive You?

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During the estate planning process, it is important to ensure that your fiduciaries (the personal representatives of the estate, trustees, and agents named in the durable power of attorney) have the information necessary to...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Online Accounts And Estate Planning

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There are many factors to consider when planning your estate in the event of your incapacitation or death. While discussions regarding traditional assets are crucial in the planning process, other factors should also be taken...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Estate Planning Pitfall: You Haven’t Provided a Password List To Relatives

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If you’re like most people, you’ve probably encouraged your elderly relatives to list of all their assets and contact information, including passwords to online accounts. This will enable you or other family members to access...more

Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson PLLC

Seven Things To Do Before Announcing Your Intent To Divorce

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Your divorce can be one of the most important business decisions that you make in your lifetime. Whether you have years of employment ahead, have stayed home to support the household, or are nearing retirement, a divorce is a...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Wills, Trusts & Estates: Plain and Simple – Death and Digital Assets

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Over the holidays, you or a loved one may have received some type of computer or device that connects to the internet, email and various applications. Or photos were taken and stored on such a device, or posts were made on...more

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Insight on Estate Planning - February/March 2020: Digital assets and your estate plan - This asset type requires special planning

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The digital revolution has touched virtually every aspect of our lives. The result is that one likely has at least a handful of “digital assets.” These assets may include personal assets, such as online bank and brokerage...more

Conn Kavanaugh

What to Consider as an Organ Donor

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When you meet with your estate planning attorney, it can be a time for some challenging but important conversations. We talk - and make decisions - about death and taxes, but we often leave you with more to consider as well....more

Ruder Ware

Create Your Digital Estate Plan

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It seems like our world becomes more digital each day. We can manage almost every aspect of our lives online. But, unless you have updated your estate plan in the last few years, chances are good that your estate planning...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Have You Forgotten to Plan for Future Management of Your Digital Assets?

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Digital assets are owned by almost everyone. Unfortunately, most of us have not planned for future management of those assets by our family....more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Death and Digital Content: Protecting Digital Assets After The Death Of A User

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In 2016, the New York Legislature enacted a version of the Uniform Law Commission’s Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act in Article 13-A (“Article 13-A”) of the Estates, Powers and Trusts Law (“EPTL”). ...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Wills, Trusts & Estates: Plain and Simple – What Happens to Social Media and Other Digital Life When You Die?

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Over the holidays, it’s likely that you or a loved one received some type of computer or device that connects to internet websites, email, and applications. Or that pictures were taken and stored on such a device, or that...more

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Privacy Perils: The Untimely Death of Digital Data

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Many people have thoughtfully gathered information on the location of their bank accounts, deeds, lock boxes, safe combination, car title (and keys), investment accounts, check books, and other assets to make handling their...more

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What Happens to your "Social Media" and other "Digital" Life when you Die?

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Over the holidays, it’s likely that you or a loved one received some type of computer or device that connects to internet websites, e-mail and applications. Or that pictures were taken and stored on such a device, or that...more

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California Passes Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act

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On September 24, 2016, the Governor of California approved the California Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act, which “would authorize a decedent’s personal representative or trustee to access and manage...more

Snell & Wilmer

New Law Deals With Digital Assets After Death

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In an article earlier this year we noted that at a large number of states had introduced legislation to address an emerging issue that is unique to our Information Age: how will our digital assets be accessed and used (or...more

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California introduces ‘opt-in’ digital assets bill

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On June 8, 2015, it was reported that the California legislature is considering a new bill, A.B. 691, which would set forth the procedure for handling a deceased individual’s digital assets, including their social media...more

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

What is a Social Media Will?

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A government publication called the Consumer Action Handbook refers to the preparation of a social media will. Many people have online accounts of various types. What happens to them when you die?...more

Cole Schotz

Estate Administration In A Paperless World

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While our current digital, paperless world has made life more efficient for most, when someone dies, it can be difficult for the survivors to obtain the keys to unlock all of the digital information that is left behind. As a...more

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